51. Finance Minister James Jonah conceded that the rebels controlled parts of the capital and said the success of their attack came as a surprise. 52. For his part, Berisha questioned whether planned June elections should be held at all while rebels control part of the south. 53. Foreign seafaring vessels are a profitable source of revenue for the gunmen from the SSDF, one of a more than a dozen factions controlling parts of Somalia. 54. He said Israeli troops still controlled parts of Tulkarem and Qalqilya, though the Israelis said they had withdrawn. 55. Hostages kidnapped by armed tribesmen, who control large parts of Yemen, are usually well treated and released unharmed. 56. However, the rebels stage daily attacks on federal forces throughout the republic, shattering Russian claims to control any part of Chechnya. 57. In Siem Reap on Saturday a news conference was held by Keo Pok and other Khmer Rouge defectors, who maintained that their forces controlled part of Anlong Veng. 58. Insurgents hostile to him control large parts of the south. 59. Israel has controlled parts of Lebanon since, with its own army or Lebanese militias that it arms and pays. 60. Israel has controlled parts of south Lebanon since, either with its army or through proxy Lebanese militias. |